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One Fighter’s Recruitment — And Escape — From ISIS

How a former fighter lost both his brothers: one to Bashar Al-Assad’s forces and the other to the Islamic State

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Geopolitics Syria Crisis

Survivors Of Syria’s Torture Chambers Describe Horror

One tortured by the regime, another by Islamist rebels, both offer evidence of the worst kind of brutality that reigns in Syria today.

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Hezbollah Helps Tip The Balance On Syria’s Crucial Southern Front

AMMAN – The southern Syrian province of Daraa borders both Israel and Jordan — it is also considered the gateway to Damascus. With the strategic stakes so high, the area has seen fierce battles between regime and rebel forces since the early months of the conflict. As recently as April, the rebel offensive in Daraa […]

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